Vincent A Purtell
101 W. 69th St., Suite 105A, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
About Vincent A Purtell
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of South Dakota School of Law, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1986J.D.
- University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota, U.S.A., 1982B.S.
- Major: Political/History
- Honors: Dean's List 1978-1982
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Classes and Seminars
- "Insurance - Dealing with the Adjustor", South Dakota State Bar - Continuing Legal Education, 1994
- "Evaluating and Negotiating the Defense Way", South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association - The Mechanics of Automobile Litigation, 1998
- "Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Schmidt v. Clothier Settlements and Their Ramifications", South Dakota Insurance Law, 1999
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Dakota, 1986
- Iowa, 1998
- U.S. District Court District of South Dakota, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1986
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- South Dakota Bar Association, 1986 - Present (Member)
- Iowa Bar Association, 1998 - Present (Member)
- South Dakota Trial Lawyers Association (Member)
- South Dakota Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
- Iowa Defense Lawyers Association (Member)
- Defense Research Institute (Member)
- International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
Past Positions
- Woods, Fuller, Shultz, & Smith, Associate Attorney, 1986 - 1990
- American Family Ins. Group, Senior Staff Attorney, 1990 - 2010
- South Dakota Circuit Court - First Circuit (Yankton, SD), Clerk, 1985 - 1986
Fraternities and Sororities
- Delta Theta Phi
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Arbitration, Bad Faith Insurance, Class Actions, Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Car Accidents, Health Care Law, Premises Liability, State, Local & Municipal, Worker's Compensation
- 23 years of experiencePersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Worker's Compensation, Criminal Law
- Litigation
Nearby Lawyers
- Personal Injury
- 1.4 miles away
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